Madonna faces ban in Philippines after 'disrespecting' its flag

Madonna's Asian leg of her Rebel Heart Tour is stirring one controversy after the other.

The Queen of Pop now faces a ban from performing in the Philippines in future, after she was accused of "disrespecting" the country's flag during her two-day concert in Manila last week, say local reports.

Videos and pictures from the concert on Feb. 24 show Madonna dancing around while draped in the Philippine flag. The crowd lapped up every moment of it, but it didn't go down well with the government at all.

"Malacanang (presidential palace) is keen on banning Grammy award winner and Queen of Pop Madonna from performing in the Philippines for disrespecting the Philippine flag in her concert," presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma told AFP.

Other reports also quoted the chief of the Heraldry Section of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Teodoro Atienza, telling radio station dzBB that Madonna had "ridiculed" the country's flag.

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Madonna And Guy Ritchie Arriving At The World Premiere Of Rocknrolla, Odeon West End Cinema, Leicester Square, London. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)

London, UNITED KINGDOM: (FromLtoR) US Pop Star Madonna, her husband and British Film Director Guy Ritchie and children, Rocco and Lourdes arrive at the British Premiere of animated film 'Arhur and the Invisibles', 25 January 2007, in London. Madonna's provides the voiceover for one of the film's characters. Actors Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro also appear in the film. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

US pop diva Madonna sits among Malawian children during a visit to the Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn in the Kasungu District, Central Malawi, on November 30, 2014. Madonna met Malawi's new president on November 28 after her VIP status was restored in the country where she adopted two children but then fell foul of the former government. Madonna has adopted two children from the country, which officially has more than a million orphans and vulnerable children. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

US star Madonna (L) walks out with Dr. Eric Borgstein(R) after visiting the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) on November 27, 2014 where he launched a new project with Ministry of Health to construct a pediatric surgery and intensive care unit at the hospital in Blantyre. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)

It might be unknown to Madonna and her producers, but the Philippines has a law against wearing its flag "in whole or in part as a costume or uniform." Offenders risk a one-year jail term, as well as a fine.

This incident is just the latest in flag-related boo-boos the 57-year-old singer has encountered in Asia. Leading up to her performance in Taipei, Taiwan, Madonna caused a commotion when she posted on Instagram a picture of her face on a blue-star design.

While Madonna might have thought the design was a generic national emblem for Taiwan, it's actually the symbol for the Kuomintang (KMT) political party. Under the KMT regime in the 1950s and 1960s, an estimated 18,000 to 30,000 Taiwanese were executed and its flag has come to be associated with the period known as the "White Terror".

The offending post has since been removed after Taiwanese netizens called her out for being culturally insensitive.

However, instead of easing tensions, Madonna continued to stir up negative emotions during her Feb. 5 performance. While performing "Holiday" on stage in Taipei, the singer draped the Republic of China flag on herself. Many people across the shore in mainland China view the Taiwanese flag as a "regional flag" not its national flag, because Taiwan declares itself independent, but China insists it belongs to the mainland.

The singer rounded up her Asia tour in Singapore on Sunday and is moving on to Australia next. She has yet to comment publicly on her recent Philippine flag debacle.

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Jimmy Fallon and Madonna sign the Facebook wall before their livestream interview at the Facebook offices on March 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 24: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Madonna signs the Facebook wall before her livestream interview with Jimmy Fallon at the Facebook offices on March 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

US pop diva Madonna sits among Malawian children during a visit to the Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn in the Kasungu District, Central Malawi, on November 30, 2014. Madonna met Malawi's new president on November 28 after her VIP status was restored in the country where she adopted two children but then fell foul of the former government. Madonna has adopted two children from the country, which officially has more than a million orphans and vulnerable children. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

US star Madonna (L) walks out with Dr. Eric Borgstein(R) after visiting the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) on November 27, 2014 where he launched a new project with Ministry of Health to construct a pediatric surgery and intensive care unit at the hospital in Blantyre. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)